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Mein Kampf
Hitler wrote in Mein Kampf, was “to secure for the German people the land and soil to which they are entitled on this earth,” even if this could be accomplished only by “the might of a victorious sword.” -
Adolf Hitler's rise to power in Germany
Joined a struggling group called the National Socialist German Workers’ Party, better known as the Nazi Party. As the leader of the group he called himself Der Führer promising to bring Germany out of chaos. Nazism- the German brand of fascism, was based on extreme nationalism. After the president died he was appointed chancellor, enforced racial “purification”. Germans that had blue-eyed, blond haired “Aryans" were the “master race” and the “Inferior races,” were Jews, Slavs, and all nonwhites. -
Benito Mussolini's fascist government in Italy
established a totalitarian regime in Italy and fascist party. Placed the interests of the state above those of individuals. was appointed head of the government and called himself Il Duce, Mussolini gradually extended Fascist control to every aspect of Italian life. -
Japanese invasion of Manchuria
the militarists launched a surprise attack and seized control of
the Chinese province of Manchuria.Within several months, Japanese troops controlled the entire province, a large region about twice the size of Texas, that was rich in natural resources. -
Storm troopers
Because of war debts and dependence on American loans and investments, Germany’s economy was hit hard. some 6 million Germans were unemployed. Many men who were out of work joined Hitler’s private army, the storm troopers (or Brown Shirts). -
Third Reich
Hitler established the Third Reich, or Third German Empire after he dismantled the Weimar Republic. He believed the Third Reich would be a “Thousand-Year Reich" (it would last for a thousand years). -
Hitler's military build-up in Germany
Hitler pulled Germany out of the League. He began a military buildup in violation of the Treaty of Versailles. -
Hitler invades the Rhineland
sent troops into the Rhineland, a German region bordering France and Belgium that was demilitarized as a result of the Treaty of Versailles, but the League did nothing to stop Hitler. -
Mussolini's invasion of Ethiopia
Mussolini began building his new Roman Empire. His first target was Ethiopia, one of Africa’s few remaining independent countries. -
Joseph Stalin's totalitarian government in the Soviet Union
Stalin ( man of steel) was focused on creating a model communist state. he abolished privately owned farms and replaced them with collectives-large farms owned by the government. Stalin eventually created a totalitarian government that tried to exert complete control over its citizens. In a state like this citizens have no rights and the government suppresses all oppositions.
